famine

词根词缀:

词根
fam= hunger 饿

famine n. 饥荒

fam 饿 + ine 抽象名词 → 饥荒

famish v. 挨饿

fam 饿 + ish 使… → 挨饿

famished adj. 极饥饿的

famish 挨饿 + ed 已…的 → 极饥饿的

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相关例句:

In1934, there was a severe famine in china.

一九三四年中国发生过一次大饥荒。

That year thousands of people died of famine.

那年,成千上万的人死于饥荒。

War, famine and flood are terrible evils.

战争,饥荒和水灾都是可怕的灾难。

A famine broke forth.

发生了饥荒。

Famine visited this region.

饥荒侵袭了这一地区。

The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。